Pakistan rejects India's 'preposterous' statement on strikes along Afghan border

Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tahir Andrabi on Wednesday rejected India’s “preposterous statement” regarding Pakistan’s recent strikes against terrorists along the Afghan border.

In a post on X, the FO spokesperson said Pakistan’s actions were “legitimate, targeted and proportionate” against terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan.

“This preposterous statement has been made by a country that has historically interfered in and undermined the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbouring countries, in contravention of the UN Charter, and continues to suppress the right to self-determination of the Kashmiris in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, in violation of the relevant UN resolutions,” he said.

“India has also been actively aiding and sponsoring terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil against Pakistan, in violation of the relevant UN Security Council sanctions regime, and continues to play the role of a regional spoiler,” he said, adding that its “baseless accusations and inflammatory statements against Pakistan must not be entertained”.

“Pakistan has been and will continue to take all appropriate measures to uphold the safety and security of its citizens in accordance with international law,” he concluded.

On Sunday night, Pakistan’s security forces carried out an intelligence-based ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghan border followed by calibrated strikes against terrorist hideouts and safe havens. The development had come after terrorists had attacked a local headquarter of the Pakistan Rangers Sindh in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar area, during which three security personnel were martyred.

Subsequently, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs had condemned the strikes. It had called the strikes a “blatant act of aggression” and a “direct threat” to regional peace and stability.